Swamp Greenbul
Swamp Greenbul
Here the details of the Swamp Greenbul named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Phyllostrophus leucopleurus Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 7 p.328
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Pycnonotidae / Thescelocichla
Taxonomy Code: swagre1
Type Locality: Moonda River [Gabon].
Author: Cassin
Publish Year: 1855
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
THESCELOCICHLA
(Pycnonotidae; Ϯ Swamp Palm Bulbul T. leucopleura) Gr. θεσκελος theskelos marvellous, wondrous, initiated by the gods < θεος theos god; κελλω kellō to set in motion; κιχλη kikhlē thrush; “THESCELOCICHLA 1 gen. nov. Chars. gen.—Similar to Bleda, but rictal bristles weak; bill shorter, not so stout, its height less than its breadth at base, but more than one-third of exposed culmen; culmen curved at least on distal two-thirds; gonys almost horizopntal; tarsus about 1 1/3 times exposed culmen. ... Type.—Phyllastrephus leucopleurus CASSIN. This genus is so different from Bleda (syndactyla) that it seems rather remarkably to have escaped separation until now. Of its other allies possessing roundish nostrils it needs further comparison with only Idiocichla, from which, however, it is easily distinguished. Apparently the only species belonging here is: Thescelocichla leucopleura (Cassin). ... 1 θεσκελος, mirabilis; κιχλη, turdus.” (Oberholser 1905).
leucopleura / leucopleurus
Gr. λευκοπλευρος leukopleuros with white sides < λευκος leukos white; πλευρα pleura side, rib.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)